Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Long Beach, CA tap water
Long Beach, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Blended Zone (325) | 0.72 mg/L | 1 mg/L Public health goal |
Average MWD Zone (114) | 0.69 mg/L | 1 mg/L Public health goal |
Maximum Blended Zone (325) | 0.76 mg/L | 1 mg/L Public health goal |
Maximum MWD Zone (114) | 0.76 mg/L | 1 mg/L Public health goal |
Range MWD Zone (114) | 0.58–0.76 mg/L | 1 mg/L Public health goal |
Range Blended Zone (325) | 0.67–0.76 mg/L | 1 mg/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Long Beach, CA compares
5 of the 314 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Long Beach, CA tap water?
Yes — Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.72 mg/L. Long Beach, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Fluoride is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 314 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Albuquerque, NM, Barrelville, MD.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Long Beach, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/long-beach/2024/source.